Reported here are both STM images and spatially resolved tunneling spectra of four different polyoxometalate (POM) structural class members: Keggin structure, H(3)[PW(12)O(40)] (spherical); Finke-Droege (FD) structure, Na(16)[Cu(4)(H(2)O)(2)(P(2)W(15)O(56))(2)] (prolate spheroidal); Wells-Dawson (WD) structure, H(7)[P(2)Mo(17)VO(62)] (prolate spheroidal); and Pope-Jeannin-Preyssler (PJP) struct...

In this paper we study the electronic structure of Lindqvist, Keggin, Dawson and Preyssler polyoxometalates (POMs) at the DFT level, particularly their LUMOs and reduction energies. Our aim was to revisit the previously reported evidence that a linear relationship exists between reduction potentials and molecular charges in Keggin anions. In this line of thought, we calculated one simple struct...

Keggin-type aluminum-oxo polycations are effective coagulating agents for wastewater treatment. Previous work demonstrated that heteroatom substitution in ε-Al13 polycation leads to the formation of ε-GaAl12 and ε-GeAl12 can enhance removal bacteria, DOC, turbidity from wastewater. Additional hydrolysis species creates larger Al30 improves coagulation performance, but this aspect has not been e...

A new double-Keggin-ion-templated, molybdenum-oxide-based organic-inorganic hybrid compound has been hydrothermally synthesized and its electrocatalytic properties investigated.

2-Benzoylamino-N-phenyl-benzamide derivatives (5a-h) were prepared from 2-phenyl-3,1-(4H)-benzoxazin-4-one 3 and substituted anilines 4a-h in the presence of a Keggin-type heteropolyacids series (H₃PW12O40·13H₂O; H₄SiW12O40·13H₂O; H₄SiMo12O40·13H₂O; and H₃PMo12O40·13H₂O) as catalysts without solvent and under microwave irradiation. We found that the use of H₃PW12O40·13H₂O acid coupled to microw...

The tungsten-182 Mössbauer spectra of a series of Keggin structure heteropolytungstates, [EW12O40]n- are reported. There is a very considerable variation in quadrupole coupling at the tungsten nucleus indicating considerable asymmetry in the electron distribution for the more electronegative elements E. The quadrupole coupling correlates well with the structural data, in particular with the dis...

Two hybrid assemblies (3 and 4) with two kind of nanoscaled cluster units, the spherical [Co(24)(TC4A)(6)(MO(4))(8)Cl(6)](2+) cation (1 and 2) and Keggin-type [PM(12)O(40)](3-) anion (M = Mo (1/3), W (2/4)), were solvothermally prepared and characterized, in which the spherical units are constructed by six Co(4)-p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (Co(4)-TC4A) SBUs linked by eight MO(4) tetrahedrons ...

We have investigated a microwave-assisted synthesis of 4(3H)-quinazolinones by condensation of anthranilic acid, orthoesters (or formic acid) and substituted anilines,using Keggin-type heteropolyacids (H(3)PW(12)O(40).13H(2)O, H(4)SiW(12)O(40).13H(2)O,H(4)SiMo(12)O(40).13H(2)O or H(3)PMo(12)O(40).13H(2)O) as catalysts. We found that the the use of H(3)PW(12)O(40).13H(2)O acid coupled to microwa...